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Studio Flash Lighting
Auto white balance may not produce the desired results with large
studio flash units. Use preset white balance or set white balance to
Flash
and use fine-tuning to adjust white balance.
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Color Temperature
The perceived color of a light source varies with the viewer and other
conditions. Color temperature is an objective measure of the color of a
light source, defined with reference to the temperature to which an
object would have to be heated to radiate light in the same
wavelengths. While light sources with a color temperature in the
neighborhood of 5000–5500 K appear white, light sources with a lower
color temperature, such as incandescent light bulbs, appear slightly
yellow or red. Light sources with a higher color temperature appear
tinged with blue.
Note
: All figures are approximate.
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See Also
White balance bracketing (
151) creates several copies of each
photograph taken, varying white balance to “bracket” the current value.
“Warmer” (redder) colors
“Cooler” (bluer) colors
3000
4000
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[ K ]
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(sodium-vapor lamps):
2700 K
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(incandescent)/
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(warm-
white fluorescent.): 3000 K
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I
(white fluorescent): 3700 K
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I
(cool-white fluorescent):
4200 K
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(day white fluorescent):
5000 K
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(direct sunlight): 5200 K
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(flash): 5400 K
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(cloudy): 6000 K
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(daylight fluorescent): 6500 K
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(high temp. mercury-vapor):
7200 K
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(shade): 8000 K
